Big Shot: Passion, Politics, and the Struggle for an AIDS Vaccine by Patricia Thomas

Big Shot: Passion, Politics, and the Struggle for an AIDS Vaccine

Patricia Thomas

515 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction science challenging informative fast-paced

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When the human immunodeficiency virus was identified in 1984, the competition to create an AIDS vaccine was fierce. Now Patricia Thomas brings the contenders to life in a fast-paced, narrative: two biologists rescue precious virus cultures from de...

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